The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·19097·Announced 2019-04-03

Quality Bicycle Products Recalls Salsa Warbird and Vaya Bicycles Due to Fork Breakage

Quality Bicycle Products is recalling approximately 1,900 Salsa Warbird and Vaya bicycles because the fork legs can break, posing an injury hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect (fork breakage) that poses a risk of harm, and the source explicitly reports one injury (minor scratches), fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but is not severe.

Plain-English summary

Quality Bicycle Products is recalling approximately 1,900 2019 Salsa Warbird Carbon series bicycles and framesets, as well as 2019 Salsa Vaya 105 bicycles and framesets. The recall is due to a hazard where the bicycle's fork legs can break, which poses an injury risk to the rider.

The affected bicycles were sold at specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from September 2018 through November 2018. The Salsa Warbird models sold for between $2,000 and $5,400, while the Vaya models sold for between $1,000 and $2,000. The company has received two reports of forks breaking, with one report of minor scratches resulting from the failure.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact Quality Bicycle Products to return the bicycle to the retailer where it was purchased. The retailer will provide a free installation of a replacement fork. Consumers can reach Quality Bicycle Products toll-free at 877-774-6208 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Salsa Warbird and Vaya bicycles
Manufacturer
Quality Bicycle Products, Bloomington, Minn.
Category
Consumer Product — Bicycles
Hazard
Affected units
1,900

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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